Man charged in injury DWI accident

A Eugene man has been charged with second-degree assault for driving a vehicle earlier this month while intoxicated and resulting in the injury of a passenger.

The Missouri Highway Patrol said Cameron T. Beck, 19, was driving southbound on Missouri 17, about .4 miles south of Cedar Knoll Drive, on Dec. 2 when he lost control of his vehicle, which went off the right side of the road.

Court documents show Beck struck a road sign and caused serious physical injury to a passenger, identified by the patrol as Austin Bashore, 17, Eugene, who was not wearing a seat belt.

Beck was not injured and was wearing a seat belt.

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